Skip to content

EdoanR/controls-for-yt-shorts

Repository files navigation

Controls for YouTube Shorts

A Chrome extension that add video controls for YouTube Shorts.

About

Add a control bar below videos from YouTube Shorts.

Keyboard shortcuts:

  • Left/Right arrow keys to rewind/fast-forward the video by 5 seconds.
  • Shift/Cmd + Up/Down arrow keys to increase/decrease the volume.
  • "M" to mute/unmute the video.
  • Spacebar to pause/resume the video.

Options

  • Always show controls: don't need to hover the video for the controls to appear.
  • Hide title and channel: hide video info when not hovering the video.
  • Control volume with Arrow Up/Down: allow you to control the volume with arrow keys without holding shift/cmd, it is optional, as many users use it to scroll between shorts.

Installation

  1. Go to the Web Store page.
  2. Click on Add to Chrome.
  3. Then Add extension.
  4. Enjoy!

Local Installation

  1. Go to the releases page and download the zip file of a version that you prefer.
  2. Export the downloaded zip file to a preferred folder.
  3. Then go to your extensions page by typing chrome://extensions in the address bar and press Enter.
  4. Enable the toggle Developer mode, typically found in the top-right corner.
  5. Click on Load unpacked button and choose the folder where you extracted the previously downloaded zip file.
  6. Done!

Support me

Ko-fi Paypal Pix Patreon

License

Copyright (c) 2023 Edoan.

This project is released under the MIT license.